Today's Oilheat is a Great Value
- Heating oil is dependable, abundant, and is economically beneficial. Oilheat, therefore, remains an affordable and value-packed choice.
- Oilheat is economical. If you adjust for inflation, the price of heating oil is actually less than it was in 1980! In fact, Oilheat has been a better buy than gas heat for 11 of the past 12 winters.
- Oilheat customers prefer Oilheat. According to Oilheat industry research, 95% of Oilheat users are satisfied with their dealer's overall performance and feel they do a good job delivering oil and servicing heating equipment. A majority (70%) feel that the gas utility would not give the same personalized service as the Oilheat dealer. They prefer Oilheat for all the reasons mentioned above ... and more!
- Oilheat is efficient. Thanks to major advancements being made in Oilheat burner technology, some Oilheat systems now boast efficiency ratings of over 95%! Modern Oilheat equipment actually burns less fuel. The average annual fuel consumption in 1973 was 1,294 gallons; and now it is only 833 gallons – that’s 35% less fuel.
- Oilheat is clean. Today's Oilheat burns 95% cleaner than before. In fact, according to Brookhaven National Laboratory Report Number 52249, entitled "Emissions Characteristics of Modern Oil Heating Equipment," the technological improvements in combustion equipment have reduced total emissions to the environment by 68 million tons a year.
- Oilheat means cozy home comfort. Fact is, when surveyed about their comfort, Oilheat customers around the country said they find Oil heated homes to be cozier than gas or electric-heated homes. While we can't measure it, warmth, comfort and a nice cozy feeling are definite heating oil pluses.
- Oilheat is dependable. There will always be a plentiful supply, even during the coldest winter months. In fact, the United States has a Strategic Petroleum Reserve with a capacity of 720 million barrels -- the world's largest emergency oil stockpile -- in addition to a two-million-barrel heating oil reserve. There are over 50 oil producing countries, and the U.S. is not dependent on any one country or region for its supply.
- Oilheat's price is right. Compared to the Consumer Price Index, which represents the average prices consumers pay on a wide range of products, Oilheat has increased about half as much. In comparison, medical care has increased in cost by nearly 400%.
All points above come from the National Oilheat Research Alliance (NORA).